February 5th Announcement, Realistic Expectations Thread

[Hycinthus]

Apparently everything is solved with the "It can't be done currently" and people will just simply buy it. I wish I could solve every problem like that too.
Can we have more dungeons? "It can't be done currently, but you can have fewer dungeons for more content" Spoiler: We got less content
Can we have better customization? "It can't be done currently"
Can we improve Eureka? "It can't be done currently, but you can get downgraded Eureka and removed Deep Dungeons"
Can we have more finished races? "It can't be done currently"
Can we remove genderlock? "It can't be done currently"
Can we improve the housing system? "It can't be done currently"
Can we have glamour fixed? "It can't be done currently"
Can we have more inventory/armory space? "It can't be done currently"
Can we have more events? "It can't be done currently, but you can have the usual ones cancelled"
Can we have less MogStation? "It can't be done currently, but you can have more expensive items"
However, you can have Mahjong and glasses done by our workers in their free time.

At this rate what are we supposed to have in our minds as average expectations? The security we can pay a sub? Is really expecting any of those madness?
Seriously, I'm not trying to sounds as a hater, because I love this game, but just because of that I would like it to be improved and I see certain aspects have been going downhill for a while now and people just seem perfectly fine with it because "current limitations." Player counts have gone from 6 millions to over 22 millions according to the numbers they show in their trailers and limitations just seem to get harsher. So, raise you standards and don't settle for whatever they throw at you. These are the guys who developed ARR behind the scenes while putting an end to 1.0

Agree with you that they need to step it up. This is totally not the time to take a step back.

Player count reaching 22 million is no joke and with bigger reach comes bigger responsibility and accountability. Harsher judgment and criticism will come, and just like that 22 million can be gone.

[Genz]

Player count reaching 22 million is no joke

The "22 millions players" is a joke. It's the number of created accounts, it's nearly worthless as a metric.

[Lauront]

The "22 millions players" is a joke. It's the number of created accounts, it's nearly worthless as a metric.

Correct, although the metric which is more reliable (luckybancho's survey) has shown growth - especially over Stormblood. But they have some trouble with retention. They're at around 900k as per the most recent one, down from a high of 1,2m recorded in August. The 22m figure is, as you say, meaningless.

With that said, I'm going in expecting very little. If he's genuine about the "high expectations" thing, all the better. Seeing is believing.

[Novae]

My expectations:

- A CG trailer
- Job reveal (healer at least)
- More Zenos ( I don't want to but...)

What I'd love to see:

-More character customization
-A graphic overall


What we will get:

-More ocean fishing and Majhong 2

[Hyperia]

I am expecting very little, title drop, trailer video and maybe some photos. I think they will save most info for the May event. Due to the lack of pve content, I have been so bored I have not logged in for weeks. I only login enough to maintain my house.

I love the game but I have run out of content. Dungeons have gone from 3 to 1 and I would not be surprised if it goes to 0. The casual content raids and trials have been getting increasingly difficult to the point that is no longer casual but savage lite.

Because of all of this... I have been spending my time in Genshin Impact. I want to come back but I have to have a reason.

[RyuDragnier]

The casual content raids and trials have been getting increasingly difficult to the point that is no longer casual but savage lite.

ROFL. These things are nowhere near Savage level, I say this as somebody who has done Coil and Savage on and off since 2.1. You could make a case for the normal raids feeling like toned down versions of ARR EX fights, but even that would be a stretch. The devs are just now going under the assumption that you at least know how to deal with the bare minimum of mechanics and how to figure them out when you enter these fights, which you should at this point. If you haven't used a level/story skip potion you've been through enough dungeons, alliance raids, trials, and solo instances for you to recognize these mechanics or figure them out relatively quickly and adapt to them.

[Payotz]

The casual content raids and trials have been getting increasingly difficult to the point that is no longer casual but savage lite.

No? If anything, Extreme is the one that's gotten easier that it's so close to being called casual content.

[Aniya_Estlihn]

The casual content raids and trials have been getting increasingly difficult to the point that is no longer casual but savage lite.

No? Not at all. The game was dumbed down to the point where the only real difficult content is Savage and Ultimate, and even that isn't saying much.
It amazes me how the game is honestly the easiest it has ever been and people still claim that it's getting more difficult. Come on now.

Fight design this expansion does assume that you know the bare minimum of mechanics introduced up to this point. Stacks, soaks, pairs, not standing in the obviously telegraphed AoEs, taking tethers, etc., but those are the basics that everyone should know. If that is difficult, I fear this may not be the game for those who continue to struggle with these things this far into the game.

[Arngrim_Greyashe]

The casual content raids and trials have been getting increasingly difficult to the point that is no longer casual but savage lite.

This right here is completely incorrect. The 24 man raids and the 8 man raids are all pretty simple and straightforward. They're casual.

[GrumbleBeard]

It's unfortunately easy to predict what they will announce. Rather, you're really just guessing the theme of the content. They have followed such a strict pattern that I've kinda burned out on getting my hopes up.